Testimony of Healing May 1, 1971 Issue

I was brought up in Christian Science

Joseph R. Avdek

I was brought up in Christian Science. My first healing came before I was old enough to remember. It inspired my parents to take up the earnest study and application of Christian Science. I was enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School at the age of three and am very thankful for the teachings I received there. Both my home and Sunday School teaching have equipped me to prove the power of divine Truth and Love on many occasions.

I am now attending a university. However, an incident I wish to recall took place when I was a sophomore in high school. I was enrolled in a chemistry class and was required to spend several hours a week in laboratory experiments with chemicals. During one of these sessions I was mixing sulfuric acid with a less powerful acid. Finding my partner busy working on another part of the experiment, I decided to perform this part of the experiment myself. In my eagerness I forgot the safety regulations and not wanting to burn my hands, I held the test tubes very close to my face. I did this to see exactly what I was doing. As I mixed the chemicals, they reacted very violently, and exploded in my face and eyes.

My immediate reaction was one of great pain and fear. I knew, according to the physical properties of this chemical, the result expected might be burns and even blindness. However, I very quickly realized that this was a material law of limitation and that I, being spiritual, could only be subjected to the law of Spirit, God. I washed my face with water, and as I did, Mrs. Eddy's "Admonition and Counsel" in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany came to my thought, where she states (p. 210), "Beloved Christian Scientists, keep your minds so filled with Truth and Love, that sin, disease, and death cannot enter them."And further on: "The right thinker abides under the shadow of the Almighty. His thoughts can only reflect peace, good will towards men, health, and holiness." I knew this was the truth, and the words "reflect peace,... health, and holiness" stilled all fear, as well as the pain.

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